Drinking attachment.



L. H. BLOOD.

DRINKTNG ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 18. 1914.

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"turn LEVIIS H. BLOOD, OF FOX-CROFT, MAINE.

DRINKING ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec 236, infill.

Application filed. September 18, 1914. Serial No. 862,381.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Lnwrs H. BLOOD, a citizen of the United States, residing at Foxcroft, in the county of Piscataquis and State of Maine, have invented new and useful Improvements in Drinking Attachments, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to drinking attachments or fountains for hydrants,

pumps or pipes leading from any suitable supply of water, and the primary object of the invention is to produce an attachment of this character which may be easily attached to or removed from the outlet nozzle of the pump or hydrant, and further which may be used without materially interfering with the outflow of water from the pum or hydrant.

With the above and other objects in view, the improvement resides in the construetion, combination and arrangement of parts set forth in the followingspecification and falling within the scope of the appended claim.

In the drawings, Figure l is an elevation illustrating the improvement in applied position upon the outlet pipe of a Water supply, Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the same, and Fig. 3 is a sectional view approximately on the line 38 of Fig. 2.

in the present instance my improved drinking attachment is-iillustrat'ed in con nection with the outlet spout of an ordinary hydrant, but, it is to be understood that the same may be applied to a pu1np or the like if desired.

lln the drawing, the numeral 1 designatesa hydrant,. the spout 2 thereof having its end formed with the usual thrhitded extension. 8, whereby a hose or the like may be attached to the hydrant. in the present instance the threaded extension is engaged by a nipple 4 provided upon one end of a t' pipe 5. The angular member of the T 5 is of a less diameter than that of the pipe proper, and the longitudinal and enlarged member of the T has secured to its end a cock 6, the same being provided with a hand'o 7 for operating the same and con nected with the cock is a pipe extension 8. Either connected with the reduced angular member of theft 5 or formed integral with the said portion of the T is a pipe 9, the same having a U-bend and being connected to the bottom of a reservoir 10. The reservoir is preferably in the nature of a sphere, and has threadedly connected thereto a nozzle pipe 11 which extends above the hydrant and which has its end provided with a nozzle 12. A cup 13 is arranged between the nozzle and the pipe, the said cup being provided with an outlet pipe 14:. The pipe 9 between the i 5 and the bend in the said pipe 9 is provided with acheck valve 15 which opens toward the reservoir 10, the pipe 11 being likewise provided with a similar check valve 16, the same opening toward the cup or bowl 13. A handle cook or valve 17 may be also provided for the pipe 11, but if desired, the check valve 16 may be provided with an operating handle, as illustrated by the dotted lines in the drawings.

The operation of the device may be briefly described as follows: When either of the valves 16 or 1'? is operated to prevent the flow of water. through the pipe 11 and nozzle 12, and the handle 7 of the cock 6 is operated to permit of the free outflow of water from the mouti 2 of the hydrant 1, it'will be apparent that the force of the water will direct the same through the pipe extension 8, so that none will pass into the reservoir 10. If the handle 7 of the cock 6 is manipulated so as to offer resistance to the water, a certain amount of the same will be forced through the pipe 9 to within the reservoir 10, and be prevented from back flow to the outlet pipe 8 by the check valve 15. If the valve 1'? is actuated to permit of the water to through the nozzle 12, the impulse or force of the water delivered from the spout-2 of the hydrant 1 will cause a certain quantity" of the water to flow through the nozzle 12. If the cock 6 has its handle turned to close the pipe 8., it will be apparent that when the cock or valve l? inanioulated a con tinuous flow will be delivered from the hydrant through the reservoir vo1r 10 to the nozzle 12, and the return of":

flow from the reservoir throu h the 1 inc 11 .be very beneficial as most water cisterns are now operated under high pressure. It will further be noted that the outlet pipe. will drain all the water from the cup or bowl 13 so that no water will be permitted to re main therein except when flowing through the nozzle 12. It is to be further understood that the nozzle may be regulated to adjust the flow of the water. From the above description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the simplicity of the device, as well as the advantages thereof will, it is thought, be perfectly apparent to those skilled in the artto r-which such invention appertains without further detailed description.

Haring thus described the invention, what I claim is:

In a device of the class described, in combination, a hydrant comprising an inverted lJ-shaped pipe, a (T-coupling connected to said pipe and haying its right angular portion of a lesser diameter than its main portion. a valve carried below said T- re isioeee coupling, an upwardly curved pipe connected to said right angular portion of said T-coupling and being of a uniform diameter with respect thereto, a check vaive the point of connection of said curved pipe and said rigdit angular portion of the coupling, areservoir secured to the upper end of said curved pipe and extending immediately under the bend of said hydrant pipe, a pipe extending upwardly from said reservoir, a cup secured to the upper end of said last namedpipe, above said hydrant, but below the extreme end of said pipe, a nozzle projecting above said cup and secured to said cup-carrying pipe, and a controlling valve and a check valve mounted upon said cupcarrying pipe.

In testimony whereof I aiiiX my signature in presence of two witnesses. I

LEWIS H. BLOOD.

Witnesses CHAS. H. BLOOD, M. E. Gmnnson. 

